2025 Jack Link's 500


The 2025 Jack Link's 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 27, 2025, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. Contested over 188 laps on the 2.66 mile superspeedway, it was the 10th race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Austin Cindric won the race. Kyle Larson finished 2nd, and William Byron finished 3rd. Noah Gragson and Chase Elliott rounded out the top five, and Carson Hocevar, Alex Bowman, Bubba Wallace, Daniel Suárez, and Austin Dillon rounded out the top ten. Ryan Preece and Joey Logano originally finished second and fifth, respectively, but were disqualified for spoiler violations.

Report

Background

Talladega Superspeedway, formerly known as Alabama International Motor Speedway, is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. A tri-oval, the track was constructed in 1969 by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking. The track currently hosts NASCAR's Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which is 2.5-mile-long.

Entry list

' denotes rookie driver.
  • ' denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Qualifying

Zane Smith scored the pole for the race with a time of 52.565 and a speed of.

Race

Race results

Stage Results

Stage One
Laps: 60
Stage Two
Laps: 60

Final Stage Results

Stage Three
Laps: 68

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 65 among 23 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 4 for 22
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 10 minutes and 52 seconds
  • Average speed:
  • Margin of victory: 0.022 seconds

Media

Television

Fox Sports covered their 25th race at the Talladega Superspeedway. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and 2010 spring Talladega winner Kevin Harvick called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little, Regan Smith, and Josh Sims handled pit road for the television side, and Larry McReynolds provided insight on-site during the race.

Radio

MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Mike Bagley, & former championship winning crew chief Todd Gordon called the race in the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Lead Turn Announcer for MRN Dave Moody called the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2. Dan Hubbard called the race from a platform inside the backstretch when the field raced down the backstretch and Tim Catafalmo called the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 4 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. MRN Lead Pit Reporter Steve Post, Jason Toy, Alan Cavanna & Jacklyn Drake worked pit road for the radio side for MRN.

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings
;Manufacturers' Championship standings
PosManufacturerPoints
11Chevrolet362
12Toyota358
3Ford331

  • Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
  • . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.